The analytical paragraph presents evidence that is demonstrated in a

thesis, makes an arguable claim and develops the idea expressed in

the topic sentence before evidence is introduced. Gives brief
background of who is speaking, what is going on in a piece.
It’s a answer question raised by the topic sentence (generally “How?”
or “Why?” or “So what?”)
In terms of structure, an “academic” paragraph includes a topic
sentence, which introduces* the paragraph’s main idea. It then
offers several sentences (or at least one, as a minimum) to support or
explain the topic sentence. Finally, it concludes with a sentence that
helps transition to the next paragraph.

Here’s an example:

Single-use plastic water bottles cause dangerous substances to

“leach” into the soil and water (Macklin). The bottles typically don’t
begin to break down for one hundred years, or even longer. Their
decomposition may be speeded up by extreme weather conditions,
e.g., very hot or very cold temperatures. As they break down, they
release dangerous chemicals like bisphenol-A into the soil.
Bisphenol-A is an endocrine disruptor, i.e., it can affect the levels of
hormones within the human body, creating disease. In addition,
BPA is known to be carcinogenic (cancer-causing) in humans. As
these chemicals accumulate in the soil, they eventually sink into the
water table, contaminating the water  (O’Connor). Making these
threats even more frightening is the fact that there is currently no
known technology for removing BPA and other leachates from the
soil and water once they’re there.